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The three sets of vows (Skt. trisaṃvara; Tib. dom sum; Wyl. sdom gsum) are:

An alternative list is:

To abandon entirely all negative intentions and actions of body, speech and mind that might cause harm to others is the essence of the pratimoksha, or vows of individual liberation.
To practise wholeheartedly all types of virtue that bring benefit to others is the essence of the bodhisattva's vows.
At the root of these two is taming one's own unruly mind by means of mindfulness, vigilance and conscientiousness, and training oneself to recognize the all-encompassing purity of appearance and existence. This is the essence of the vows of secret mantra.^[1]

Geshe Sonam Rinchen, The Bodhisattva Vow, translated and edited by Ruth Sonam, Ithaca: Snow Lion, 2000
Jamgön Kongtrul Rinpoche, The Treasury of Knowledge, Book Five: Buddhist Ethics, Ithaca: Snow Lion, 2003
Lama Mipham's Commentary to Nagarjuna's Stanzas for a Novice Monk and Tsongkhapa's Essence of the Ocean of Vinaya, translated by Glen H. Mullin and Lobsang Rapgay, Library of Tibetan Works and Archives, 1978
Ngari Panchen, Perfect Conduct: The Absolute Certainty of the Three Vows with commentary by Dudjom Rinpoche, Boston: Wisdom, 1996
Sakya Pandita Kunga Gyaltsen, A Clear Differentiation of the Three Codes: Essential Distinctions among the Individual Liberation, Great Vehicle, and Tantric Systems, translated by Jared Rhoton, New York: SUNY, 2002
Tsongkhapa, Tantric Ethics: An Explanation of the Precepts for Buddhist Vajrayana Practice, translated by Gareth Sparham, Boston: Wisdom, 2005

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 The '''three sets of vows''' (Skt. ''trisaṃvara''; Tib. ''dom sum''; [[Wyl.]] ''sdom gsum'') are:
-#the [[pratimoksha vows|vows of pratimoksha]] or of individual liberation (''sotar gyi dompa''); <br>
+#the [[pratimoksha vows|vows of pratimoksha]] or of individual liberation (Tib. ''sotar gyi dompa''); <br>
-#the [[bodhisattva vow]]s (''changchub sempé dompa''); <br>
+#the [[bodhisattva vow]]s (Tib. ''changchub sempé dompa''); <br>
-#the [[samaya]]s of the secret mantrayana (''sang ngag kyi dompa'').
+#the [[samaya]]s of the secret mantrayana (Tib. ''sang ngag kyi dompa'').
 An alternative list is:
-#The [[pratimoksha vows|vows of pratimoksha]]; <br>
+#The [[pratimoksha vows|vows of pratimoksha]];
-#the [[dhyana]] vows; and <br>
+#the [[dhyana]] vows; and
 #the vows of undefilement.